Valved horn. Nominal pitch: F etc.

J Altrichter

Photo by Antonia Reeve © The University of Edinburgh

Alternative Title

Ventilwaldhorn.

Instrument

Valve horn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

J Altrichter

Place Made

Europe; Germany; Central Europe

Date Made

Late 19th Century

Description

Technical description: Very heavy; brass with german silver fixed mouthpipe, garland, stays etc. Single-seamed bell, garland width 43. Looped tuning-slide (for E ?). Loops in 1st and 3rd valve tubes. Valve type: 3 rotary valves. Corks on fixed valve cap; clocksprings in drums. Valve touch / spring assembly mounted on plate fixed to and projecting from tube.

Notes

P.Lewis, 20.12.96; R. Parks, 2.2.91, 9.3.96; L. Whitehead 13.4.91.

Measurements

Corpus diameter 348; bell diameter 283.

Provenance

on loan to the Collection.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2859